An FA spokesman stated: "The England chef has visited the Royal Tulip hotel several times and is happy with the cleanliness of the facilities. He will also closely supervise all the players' food intake."

The inspections were part of 13 venues visited by officials, with restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, shops also raided.

England's group rivals Italy - who the Three Lions meet in their opening game of the tournament on June 14 - saw their Portobello hotel also raided, from where an astonishing 50 kilos of food was taken away.

In total, 218kg of food unfit for consumption was discarded.

Officials at Italy's hotel discovered 25kg of seafood and margarine past the sell-by date, while another 24kg of meat, sauces, cheese and sugar had no visible sell-by date.

Additionally, both hotels were also warned for not providing condoms for guests, as is required under Brazilian law.